The Cleveland Museum of Art collects works of art from around the world to tell the story of human achievement in the arts. Over the past three years, more than 2,000 objects have been added to the collection, 29 of which are highlighted in the exhibition Recent Acquisitions 2014–2017.

The Cleveland Museum of Art collects works of art from around the world to tell the story of human achievement in the arts. Over the past three years, more than 2,000 objects have been added to the collection, 29 of which are highlighted in the exhibition Recent Acquisitions 2014–2017.

The Cleveland Museum of Art collects works of art from around the world to tell the story of human achievement in the arts. Over the past three years, more than 2,000 objects have been added to the collection, 29 of which are highlighted in the exhibition Recent Acquisitions 2014–2017.

This presentation explores a number of paintings of the Prophet Muhammad produced in Persian and Turkish lands from the fourteenth century to the modern day. Ranging from veristic to abstract, these images represent Muhammad’s individual traits, primordial luminosity, and veiled essence.